Hello Caroline, Luke Dodds served with the East India Company from at least 1796, firstly on board the Royal Charlotte as 3rd Officer, sailing for China on the 11 August 1796, back at her moorings 20 March 1798. The captain was William Roper. He then served on board Walmer Castle as 1st Officer for three voyages. To Bombay and China, sailing 2 April 1799, back 17 April 1801, under Capt. George Bonham. To Bombay and China, sailing 12 February 1802, back 27 April 1803, under Capt. Essex Henry Bond. Finally to St. Helena, Bengal and China, sailing 13 February 1804, back 12 September 1805, again under Capt. Bond. Luke Dodds first commanded Walmer Castle on a voyage to Bombay and China, sailing 4 March 1806, back 3 July 1807. His appointment as a captain was announced in the newspapers at the end of January 1806. He sailed again to the same destinations, sailing 9 February 1808, back 14 September 1809. but I think you have details of this and any subsequent trips. I'm sure that all these voyages, and any incidental details that were worthy of report, may well be found in the 18th/19th Century British Library newspapers, available online, if you haven't already looked. Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: Caroline Gaden <cagaden@iprimus.com.au> To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 15 June, 2011 7:22:55 Subject: [MAR] Capt Luke Dodds Hello All I have a couple of queries about ships of the HEIC sailing to India and China 1. I'm trying to track down information about Captain Luke Dodds who was Captain of the East India Company ship 'Walmer Castle' in the early 1800s. Sailings of the Walmer Castle were:- Capt Luke Dodds. Portsmouth 4 Mar 1806 - 20 Jun Bombay - 4 Sep Penang - 1 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 6 Jan 1807 - 17 Apr St Helena - 2 Jul Downs. (6) 1807/8 St Helena, Cape, Benkulen and China. Capt Luke Dodds. Torbay 9 Feb 1808 - 17 Apr St Helena - 31 May Cape - 13 Jul Benkulen - 18 Sep Penang - 8 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 5 Mar 1809 - 30 Mar Penang - 10 Jul St Helena - 8 Sep Downs. (7) 1810/1 St Helena, Benkulen and China. Capt Luke Dodds. Torbay 16 Feb 1811 - 6 May St Helena - 24 Jul Benkulen - 23 Sep Penang - 28 Oct Malacca - 1 Jan 1812 Whampoa - Second Bar 26 Feb - 17 May St Helena - 21 Jul Downs. (8) 1812/3 Cape and China. Capt Luke Dodds. Torbay 23 Mar 1813 - 11 Apr Tenerife - 15 Jun Cape - 6 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 22 Feb 1814 - 26 May St Helena - 6 Aug Downs. (9) 1814/5 China. Any information about Luke Dodds would be gratefully received. 2. Where might I find information about a marriage on board ship at this time... the bridegroom was the ship's captain.. I've searched in the India records, National archives and IGI without success Many thanks Caroline ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message